https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/torrevieja/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:00:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/torrevieja/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/watch-crane-lifts-boulder-to-free-man-trapped-in-rocks-at-busy-costa-blanca-bathing-spot/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/watch-crane-lifts-boulder-to-free-man-trapped-in-rocks-at-busy-costa-blanca-bathing-spot/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428356 A CRANE was deployed to rescue a Belgian man who fell into rocks adjoining Torrevieja’s main promenade. The incident happened at around 10am on Friday off the city’s Paseo de]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/watch-crane-lifts-boulder-to-free-man-trapped-in-rocks-at-busy-costa-blanca-bathing-spot/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/electric-scooter-rider-clocked-speeding-at-135km-h-on-busy-costa-blanca-city-street/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/electric-scooter-rider-clocked-speeding-at-135km-h-on-busy-costa-blanca-city-street/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428285 AN electric scooter rider was clocked doing 135km/h on a busy Torrevieja street on Tuesday. The Ukrainian, 24, was pulled over by the Policia Local in an area where the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/electric-scooter-rider-clocked-speeding-at-135km-h-on-busy-costa-blanca-city-street/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/three-earthquakes-at-sea-felt-by-residents-on-spains-costa-blanca/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/three-earthquakes-at-sea-felt-by-residents-on-spains-costa-blanca/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427690 THREE earthquakes plus aftershocks struck off the southern Alicante province coast on Monday according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN). The IGN said the quakes ranged between 1.5 and 3.7]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/three-earthquakes-at-sea-felt-by-residents-on-spains-costa-blanca/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/watch-costa-blanca-beach-hogger-caught-on-camera-putting-up-umbrella-at-5-36am/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/watch-costa-blanca-beach-hogger-caught-on-camera-putting-up-umbrella-at-5-36am/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425518 A TORREVIEJA beach goer has been videoed reserving a spot on the sand well before sunrise last Saturday. One of the camera’s used by the local Proyecto Mastral weather monitoring]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/watch-costa-blanca-beach-hogger-caught-on-camera-putting-up-umbrella-at-5-36am/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/watch-forest-fire-smoke-travels-hundreds-of-kilometres-to-costa-blanca/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/watch-forest-fire-smoke-travels-hundreds-of-kilometres-to-costa-blanca/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423305 A CATALUNYA forest fire has generated smoke which has travelled hundreds of kilometres south to parts of Alicante province on Tuesday. The Valencian 112 emergency phone number received a significant]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/watch-forest-fire-smoke-travels-hundreds-of-kilometres-to-costa-blanca/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/police-officers-strip-off-to-rescue-bather-while-another-drowns-at-busy-costa-blanca-resort-with-no-lifeguards/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/police-officers-strip-off-to-rescue-bather-while-another-drowns-at-busy-costa-blanca-resort-with-no-lifeguards/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418598 A 70-YEAR-OLD man drowned at Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura on Tuesday and hours later a man aged 71 was saved by Guardia Civil officers at La Mata. Despite large numbers]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/police-officers-strip-off-to-rescue-bather-while-another-drowns-at-busy-costa-blanca-resort-with-no-lifeguards/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/watch-motorist-escapes-with-minor-injuries-after-driving-car-off-costa-blanca-promenade/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/watch-motorist-escapes-with-minor-injuries-after-driving-car-off-costa-blanca-promenade/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:58:53 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408427 FIREFIGHTERS rescued an elderly motorist trapped in her car after it drove off a Torrevieja promenade and flipped onto its side. The accident happened at around 6am on Tuesday with]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/watch-motorist-escapes-with-minor-injuries-after-driving-car-off-costa-blanca-promenade/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/15/earthquake-with-2-8-magnitude-shakes-spains-costa-blanca/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/15/earthquake-with-2-8-magnitude-shakes-spains-costa-blanca/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406432 AN EARTHQUAKE with a magnitude of 2.8 on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of Torrevieja early on Tuesday morning. The tremor was recorded at 12.23am at a shallow]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/15/earthquake-with-2-8-magnitude-shakes-spains-costa-blanca/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/19/clampdown-on-bar-and-restaurant-terraces-encroaching-pedestrian-areas-in-costa-blanca-resort/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/19/clampdown-on-bar-and-restaurant-terraces-encroaching-pedestrian-areas-in-costa-blanca-resort/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=401019 TORREVIEJA council is painting yellow lines to stop bar and restaurant terraces illegally encroaching public areas on the Juan Aparicio promenade. Lines will appear all the way to Punta Margalla]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/19/clampdown-on-bar-and-restaurant-terraces-encroaching-pedestrian-areas-in-costa-blanca-resort/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/05/irish-expat-in-spain-says-his-mental-health-is-far-better-despite-much-lower-salary/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/05/irish-expat-in-spain-says-his-mental-health-is-far-better-despite-much-lower-salary/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:17:36 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=398058 AN IRISH man who set up a new life for himself on the Costa Blanca, says it has been great for his mental health and that he can’t see himself]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/05/irish-expat-in-spain-says-his-mental-health-is-far-better-despite-much-lower-salary/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/17/breakthrough-in-removing-notorious-traffic-bottleneck-with-up-to-14-hours-of-delays-in-costa-blanca-tourist-city/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/17/breakthrough-in-removing-notorious-traffic-bottleneck-with-up-to-14-hours-of-delays-in-costa-blanca-tourist-city/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=394785 A MAJOR hurdle has been jumped in sorting out an infamous traffic bottleneck in Torrevieja following a positive environmental impact report. The Ministry of Transport says plans to upgrade almost]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/17/breakthrough-in-removing-notorious-traffic-bottleneck-with-up-to-14-hours-of-delays-in-costa-blanca-tourist-city/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/27/popular-market-enjoyed-by-locals-and-tourists-is-moving-to-temporary-home-in-costa-blanca-city/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/27/popular-market-enjoyed-by-locals-and-tourists-is-moving-to-temporary-home-in-costa-blanca-city/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=389802 TORREVIEJA’S popular Paseo de la Libertad market is moving to a temporary home as a major redevelopment of the city’s port area continues. The hippie market – which first appeared]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/27/popular-market-enjoyed-by-locals-and-tourists-is-moving-to-temporary-home-in-costa-blanca-city/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/08/ukrainian-refugees-are-biggest-foreign-group-with-double-the-number-of-british-expats-in-costa-blanca-tourist-city/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/08/ukrainian-refugees-are-biggest-foreign-group-with-double-the-number-of-british-expats-in-costa-blanca-tourist-city/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:55:56 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=386115 AROUND 9% of Torrevieja’s registered population are Ukrainians according to the city’s municipal padron with numbers double that of British expats. Torrevieja council says that registrations totalled 106,350 people at]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/08/ukrainian-refugees-are-biggest-foreign-group-with-double-the-number-of-british-expats-in-costa-blanca-tourist-city/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/20/this-british-expat-hotspot-on-the-costa-blanca-is-the-fastest-growing-city-in-spain-figures-suggest/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/20/this-british-expat-hotspot-on-the-costa-blanca-is-the-fastest-growing-city-in-spain-figures-suggest/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=382218 TORREVIEJA on the Costa Blanca had the highest percentage population growth of any Spanish city in 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The INE’s Annual Population Census report]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/20/this-british-expat-hotspot-on-the-costa-blanca-is-the-fastest-growing-city-in-spain-figures-suggest/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/19/weve-done-all-we-can-police-in-spain-give-up-trying-to-identify-amnesia-struck-brit-who-will-remain-stuck-in-hospital-over-christmas/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/19/weve-done-all-we-can-police-in-spain-give-up-trying-to-identify-amnesia-struck-brit-who-will-remain-stuck-in-hospital-over-christmas/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:09:40 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=381886 POLICE in Spain have given up trying to identify a British cyclist who remains ‘stuck’ in a hospital after being struck with severe amnesia. Stephen (pictured above), 71, was first]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/19/weve-done-all-we-can-police-in-spain-give-up-trying-to-identify-amnesia-struck-brit-who-will-remain-stuck-in-hospital-over-christmas/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/11/british-veterans-on-spains-costa-blanca-extend-armistice-day-tribute-to-200-plus-dana-flood-victims/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/11/british-veterans-on-spains-costa-blanca-extend-armistice-day-tribute-to-200-plus-dana-flood-victims/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:05:39 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=373758 TORREVIEJA’S annual Armistice Day commemoration took place on Monday at the city’s Immaculate Conception church. The Royal British Legion event not only remembered those who have fallen during conflicts but]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/11/british-veterans-on-spains-costa-blanca-extend-armistice-day-tribute-to-200-plus-dana-flood-victims/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/22/exclusive-amnesia-struck-brit-in-spain-who-can-only-remember-his-name-suffers-second-stroke-in-hospital-as-police-race-to-identify-him/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/22/exclusive-amnesia-struck-brit-in-spain-who-can-only-remember-his-name-suffers-second-stroke-in-hospital-as-police-race-to-identify-him/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:02:16 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=369446 SPANISH cops are desperate to identify a British man who woke up in hospital with severe memory loss – as his health deteriorates following two strokes within a month. Known]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/22/exclusive-amnesia-struck-brit-in-spain-who-can-only-remember-his-name-suffers-second-stroke-in-hospital-as-police-race-to-identify-him/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/17/family-of-british-woman-who-fell-to-her-death-on-spains-costa-blanca-demand-police-investigation/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/17/family-of-british-woman-who-fell-to-her-death-on-spains-costa-blanca-demand-police-investigation/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=368468 THE family and friends of a British woman who fell to her death from a Torrevieja apartment window want the Metropolitan Police to contact their Spanish counterparts to establish what]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/17/family-of-british-woman-who-fell-to-her-death-on-spains-costa-blanca-demand-police-investigation/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/09/outrage-as-rubbish-tax-to-more-than-double-in-british-expat-hotspot-on-spains-costa-blanca/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/09/outrage-as-rubbish-tax-to-more-than-double-in-british-expat-hotspot-on-spains-costa-blanca/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:21:07 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=366262 TORREVIEJA council has attacked the Spanish government for not lessening the blow of big rubbish tax rises from January, as the city faces an average doubling of bills. As with]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/09/outrage-as-rubbish-tax-to-more-than-double-in-british-expat-hotspot-on-spains-costa-blanca/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/09/05/british-expat-entertainer-and-fundraiser-stevie-spit-loses-battle-to-cancer-tributes-pour-in-for-costa-blanca-legend/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/09/05/british-expat-entertainer-and-fundraiser-stevie-spit-loses-battle-to-cancer-tributes-pour-in-for-costa-blanca-legend/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:15:22 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=358517 POPULAR Costa Blanca entertainer Stevie Spit, has died aged just 54. The prolific charity fundraiser lost his battle against cancer on Tuesday. Whether hosting shows in his famous drag persona]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/09/05/british-expat-entertainer-and-fundraiser-stevie-spit-loses-battle-to-cancer-tributes-pour-in-for-costa-blanca-legend/feed/ 0